The Oberon Stubbies team member was among the polocrosse players at Bathurst Showground for their end-of-season carnival.

“I just started playing this year, my three cousins play, too,” she said.

“It’s lots of fun and I get to ride my horse Coin.”

The fast-paced game is a spectacle, with horses tearing up and down the 100 metre-long field to score a goal.

Each player holds a racket with a net at the end and tries to scoop up a 100 millimetre-wide rubber ball and flick it into the goal area.

“You’ve got to move quick on your horse,” Pip said.

Pip’s mother, Sally Webb, described polocrosse as a cross between lacrosse and football.

“They stop and turn on a dime and they tackle and they score goals,” she said.

It might be quick, but polocrosse is a great family sport, according to Mrs Webb, who is a relative newcomer to the game.

Her husband, Bruce Webb, has played the sport since he was in Year 9 at school, and he has since passed his love of the game to his wife.

“It’s a good family sport because everyone camps and goes away for the weekend [for competitions],” Mrs Webb said.

Raglan Polocrosse Club captain Ben Hagney said the weekend’s carnival saw a lot of action between Central West teams.

“They play from five up, there’s even an 85-year-old who’s playing,” he said.

“You can have three generations playing at the same time.”

There are six players in each polocrosse team, with three from each side on the field at any one time.

Mr Hagney said polocrosse is a winter sport and while it was the last carnival for the season, the Raglan club will be practising over the warmer months.

He welcomed anyone interested to come along to watch a practice session to find out more.

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